Geumcheon District to Host Seoul National University "Campus Star-Gazing" for 100 High School Students

August 4-5: Switched to One-Day Intensive Format This Year

On July 26, Geumcheon District in Seoul (District Mayor Choi Ki-chan) announced that it will run the "2026 Campus Star-Gazing" college admission support program for first-year high school students within the district. The program will take place at the Seoul National University Gwanak Campus from August 4 to 5.

Campus scene of star-gazing in 2025. Provided by Geumcheon District.

The "Campus Star-Gazing" program has been operated by the district since 2022 as a youth college admission support initiative, based on a work agreement it signed with the Seoul National University Institute of Lifelong Education. Professors and current students from Seoul National University participate as mentors, providing special lectures and mentoring sessions. According to the district, over the past four years about 260 students have taken part, and an internal survey found that the satisfaction score for 2025 was 95.27 out of 100.

This year, 100 first-year general high school students selected through principal recommendations from within the district will participate. The district explained that, unlike the previous method of allocating spots equally by school, this year’s participants were prioritized based on students’ expressed interest as identified through a demand survey.

The program format has also changed. Instead of the previous distributed format in which students participated over two days, it has been reorganized into a one-day intensive format, covering mentoring, professor lectures, and campus experience all in a single day. The program will run from 9:50 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with three Seoul National University professors and ten student mentors participating.

Key program components include mentoring from current students, special lectures by professors, a campus tour, and a planetarium experience. The mentoring sessions will focus on tips for managing student records, strategies for preparing self-introduction letters, and subject-specific study methods. The professor lectures will be organized according to the departments that students expressed interest in prior to the event. Last year, lectures were held in the fields of education, life science, engineering, medicine, and political science and diplomacy.

District Mayor Choi Ki-chan stated, "Campus Star-Gazing is a program that provides high-quality college admission information and learning strategies to Geumcheon District youth," adding, "We will continue to offer diverse opportunities for young people to contemplate their academic futures and develop their learning capabilities going forward."

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